That’s easy to say thousands of kilometers removed from the atrocities. There’s a high likelihood that someone from her family or friends was killed, raped, or deported by someone from that other athelete’s friends or family. Whether or not you agree with the IOC ruling, show some fucking compassion for the athlete.
Furthermore let’s not ignore the fact that the Olympics have ALWAYS been politicized, and these things fucking matter. There are entire paragraphs on Jesse Owen’s wikipedia speculating on whether or not he shook Hitler’s hand, because Hitler snubbed the medal presentations because he was pissed that “coloured people” were winning.
Even taking a completely cynical look at things, the optics are extremely important, and all of this, from both atheltes’ behavior to the IOC’s reactions, are ALL political statements to a degree or another, and everyone imvolved is a grown-ass adults who didn’t have to hide behind a rulebook if they didn’t want to.